Metal-shelving construction



A. J. M EYER. METAL SHELVING CONSTRUCTION.

. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, I922. 1,4:35,321 Patented Nov. 14, 1922.

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A. J. MEYER. METAL SHELYIHG CONSTRU CHON.

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A. J. MEYER.

METAL SHEL-VING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6, I922.

Patented Nov. 14, 1922.

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Be it known that i-knrrronril', MEYER, a -c1t1zen of the United States, residingat St. Louis, .in the Statejot' Missouri, have in vented new and useful Improvements in Metal-Shelving Constructions;ofwhich the following'is a specification.

In carrying outthehpresent invention it is my purpose to provide a construction of metal shelving wherein theshelves may be properly reinforced and quicklyyand conveniently assembled'in shelving" formation.

It is also my purpose to provide ametal A further object of my invention is to improve and simplify the general construe tron of metal shelving and toprovide a shelving wherein each shelf may be securely and properly reinforced at its ends and also in its longitudinal dimension.

lViththe above recited objects in view, and others of alike nature, the invention resides in the construction. combination and arrangementor parts set forth in and falling the blank in Figure 6 folded.

within the scope of the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of metal shelving constructed .in accordance with my invention. I v v Figure 2 is a sectional view on th'e line 2-2 of Figure 1; l v v Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sec tional view showing the connectionsbetween. the meeting ends of two shelves and the supporting standard.

Figure 4 1s a perspective v1ew of one of the shelves. V k Y Flgure 1s a perspective view of a detail (if 'the invention.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary'plan view of one end portion of the blank from which each shelfis formed.

Figure 7 is ,a perspectlve view Figure 8 is a similar view of one of the supporting standards. Referringnow to the drawlngs 1n detail,

1-1, designate 7 vertical standards spaced apart in parallelism. Each standard'l is formed of channellironof U-shape in cross section, as elearlv'shown in Figure 8 of the drawings, and the side sections of each showmg standard are formedlfwith alining openings i I I 2 spaced apart. vertically.

' Tlle shelves are indicated by the riunierab nal' edges, "at 4, to. providefsdepending flanges 5 that act to reinforce thesheli and,

at'qti, in order .to further..strengthen]"theshelfii At each end the shelf isbent downthe lowercdges of the flanges are ronsaias' e5 wardly, 1 as; at=7 to provide a-xdependihg with the flanges Ate-ach'cornerthe shelf. is cutout,'as at 9, and these cut-out" portions flange-'8, the endsflof which-terminateflush shelving. construction wherein. the shelves may be. quickly and easily removed and adjusted relatively one to another, so that they may be spaced apart the desiredxdistance.

p open onto the side edgesofthe shelf. Each endflange 5 is formedlwith-naftongue which is bent inwardly, as at "11, to a position atv right angles to the flange. and to lie "be low, the main body portion'ot the shell; as

clearly shown in Figure 17 Of the drawings; The upper edge Of'ea'ch tongue is formedj with a right angularly disposed flange 1 2 that underlies and lengagesthefmain :body 4 portion of the helf, so as "to-effectively strengthen the shelf at ."th e' corner. tongue 10 lies parallel with the tongue 13 The] that is formed: on the adjacent e'ndgofthei flange 8, andthese tongues lOzand rea -s1 formed withyaliningslotsv 14-, by means of the standards "whichthe'shelf-is adapted tobe secured to i I sitter-the blanks fccnstitnting tajsaias have been stamped, as "shown in Figureb, and i-fo-rmed; as shown 1m Figure 7,' they are in'position to bexconnectedtothe uprights or standards, so that th'eshelf structuremay -be assembled andin assembling-the shelf I structure the uprightsor standards f-1-i."1

are properly positioned and the shelves arranged in horizontal" position in the space between the uprights. In thepositioning of the shelves with respect to the uprights the tongues letabut against the, outer surface ofthe adjacent section oftheu'pright, while Y the tongues '13 lie at a point approximately I at the center ofthe space between; the side I sections of the uprightgas. clearly shown in Figures 2'and 3 of the drawings,a'nd "the tongues 131.01 section of shelves that. are placed in end to end contact with each'other between-thev side sections of the uprights. y

'aline with each other andwith' the desired. set of openings 2 in the uprights and i The slots 14 in thetongues of the shelves t J spaced andthe innermost through these alining openings and slots are passed securing bolts 15., by means of which the shelves ny be rigidly secured to the uprights. Between the tongues 18 and the inner surfaces of the side sections of the uprights are spacingcollars 16 that en-, circle each bolt 15, and these spacing collars ust de ibed the central section of the uprights c flush, with the outer edges of the shelves, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the rh'awings, so as to provide uniform and unbroken surface at the point of connection between the shelves and uprights.

In practice, the uprights or standards are arranged at the front and rear edges of the shelves at the ends of the latter, so that the shelf structure when assembled and secured in assembled position will be'niaintained in proper condition.

While I have herein shown and described one preferred form of my invention by way of illustration, I wish it to be understood that I do not limit orconfine myself to the precise details of construction herein shown and described, as modifications and variations may be made Within the scope of the claims and without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described the invention, what claimed as new, is

'1 in shelf construction, a plurality of shelves arranged in horizontal position and disposed one above another, vertical u rights at the corners of the shelves, each upright being of substantially le -shape in hori zontal cross section formed with alining openingsin the side sectionsthereof spaced apart vertically, each shelf at each corner thereof being cut out and formed with tongues spaced apart in parallelism and ai ranged below the main body portion of the shelf at right an les thereto and formed with V-shaped :3! its, respect-itchy, opening onto the lower edges thereo said tongues tongue bein adapted to abut the outer surface of theadjacent side section of the iuariglit, the inner tongue being arranged between the side sections of said uprignt and adapted to abut against the corresponding tongue of tee next adjacent shelf arranged end to end therewitln: and securing means passing through said slots and openings whereby the shelves may be held tosaid uprights;

2. In shelf construction, a plurality of shelves arranged in horizontal position and disposed one above another, vertical uprights at the corners of the shelves, each upright'being of substantially U-shape in horizontal cross section formed with alining openings in the side sections thereof spaced apart vertically, each shelf at each corner thereof being cut out and formed with tongues spaced apart inxparallel is'm' and arranged below the mainbod-y portion of the shelf at right angles thereto and formed with V shaped slots, respectively, opening onto the lower edges thereof, said tongues being spaced apart andthe innermost tongue being adapted to abut the outer surface of the adjacent, side section of the upright, the

shelves arranged in horizontal position and disposed one above another, vertical uprights at the corners of the'shelves, each up right being substantially U-shape in horizontal cross section formed with alining openii'qs inthe side sections thereof spaced apart vertically each shelf at each corner thereof being cut out and formed with tonguesspacedapart in parallelism and arranged below the main body portion of the shelf at right angles thereto and formed with if-shaped slots,respectively, opening onto the lower edges thereof, said tongues being spaced apart and the innermosttongue being adapted to abut the outer surface of the adjacent side section ofthe upright, the inner tongue being arranged between the side sections of saidupright and adapted to abut against the corresponding); tongue of thencxt ariljacent shelf arranged end to end therewith, securing means passf through said slots-and openings \viereby the shelves rnav be held to said; uprights, each shelf being formed at'its'longitudinal e with depending reinforcing flanges and having the lower edges of the flanges rolled for further reinforcement.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature; 

